The guy asked a question about whether he should change the oil in a car and gave the details. He honestly doesn't know. He asked for advice. The proper advice is that oil in a car for one year with 2k miles on it does not need to be changed, period. Only an executive from Jiffylube or someone who knows very little about engines and oil would say differently.
It doesn't matter what the car is. It doesn't matter what the oil is. It doesn't matter what the climate is. I have a vehicle sitting in Minnesota that I bought in 2020 with clean oil in it, it will not be changed until it gets several thousand miles put on it, regardless of how long it takes. It is sitting. I also bought an RV last summer, (diesel), same thing. Oil has been in it for years but low mileage and oil is clean.
The oil in my DD, (VW Tdi), will get changed this week @ about 7k miles. The factory recommended interval is 10k miles. I change it more frequently usually just to keep clean oil in it. But that car GETS DRIVEN, a lot. The other vehicles sit a lot.
Nothing happens to the oil in an engine that is sitting. All of the myths about condensation are from people who have never torn down an engine. I've torn down about a zillion. Including ones that have been sitting for a decade or more. Haven't seen condensation or rust in one yet, including from WA. state where it rains 360 days a year. It's BS.
I take care of a low mileage Bentley for a friend who doesn't drive it, I've been slacking on it and haven't driven it since before the pandemic. It's on a battery tender, (batteries DO go bad from sitting), it does not need an oil change. Nothing bad has happened to the oil sitting in that crankcase. Car does need to be driven, though.
I see my role as dispelling myths on the internet and I do not comment on subjects I know nothing about, which are many. That makes me feel unique at times around here.
